FEMINIST ECONOMICS AND GENDER EQUALITY
Welcome to today’s talk on Feminist Economics for Everyone, with economist Professor Susan Himmelweit of the Open University. She will tell us how feminist economics looks at the economy from the point of view of women’s everyday lives and how it can achieve a better effect for everyone.
IN THIS LESSON
Our learning objectives today are:
To analyse how feminist economics differs from mainstream economics
To understand the importance of an economy of care as an alternative to a model centred in economic growth.
To reflect upon feminist economic theory and how gender must influence macroeconomic models.
KEY POINTS
We leave you with some key points.
The history of global feminisms is deeply entrenched in the history o colonialism.
Political movements against slavery and segregation as well as struggles for the end of colonialism go hand in hand with the movement for women’s rights.
The systematic exclusion of women of colour in the West reveals that the category of Woman is never just about women. This makes intersectional analysis supremely important.
